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On Saturday I'll be presenting one of my favorite sessions, Manage SQLServer Efficiently w/PowerShell Remoting , at the Las Vegas SQL Saturday. Here's the abstract: You have more and more servers to manage and less time to accomplish everything. You're Read More...

This morning I presented my session Manage SQL Server System and Performance Data with PowerShell at Tech Ed NA in New Orleans. We had a good sized audience who were very responsive and had many great questions. I had a great time presenting and the feedback Read More...

After a great time at the PASS Summit in Seattle I'll be once again presenting on PowerShell for SQL Server at SQL Saturday #173 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. On Friday, December 7 I'll be presenting my full day session Automate and Manage SQL Server with Read More...

On Tuesday I presented an all-day pre-conference session on using PowerShell to automate and manage SQL Server. It was a very full day and we had a lot of great questions. One discussion in Module 6 was around scripting all the objects in a database, Read More...

Next week is the annual PASS Summit , the event of the year for those of us in the SQL Server community. We get to see our old friends, make new friends, and learn an amazing amount about SQL Server, and it'll be in Seattle, so it's close to the mother Read More...

Thanks to everyone who came out for the session today. It was a lot of fun and I hope you had a great experience as well. I've attached the demo scripts and slide deck to this post, and I look forward to seeing you in November at the PASS Summit! Alle Read More...

There's so much to learn to be effective with SQL Server, and you have an opportunity to immerse yourselves in 24 hours of free technical training this week from PASS, via the 24 Hours of PASS event. I'll be presenting an introductory session on PowerShell Read More...

As I drove to Dallas for this year's SQL Rally conference (yes, I like to drive) I got a call asking if I could step in for another presenter who had to cancel at the last minute. Life happens, and it's best to be flexible, and I said sure, I can do that. Read More...

Yesterday I delivered a session on maintaining a system inventory and gathering performance data with PowerShell. The session went well and I had great questions and I'd like to thank everyone who attended the session. I've attached the slides and demo Read More...

There's a lot of excitement in the SQL Server world right now, with the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) release of SQL Server 2012 , and the availability of SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) . My personal speaking schedule has exploded as well. Just this past Read More...

I'll be presenting at the South East Michigan SQL Server User Group (SEMSSUG) tonight. The session will be Gather SQL Server Performance Data with PowerShell . We all know how important it is to keep a baseline of performance metrics that allow us to Read More...

The voting for sessions for SQL Rally has been going on for a couple of weeks now. This week the Enterprise Database Administration & Deployment sessions are up for voting. I didn't go into politics because I don't feel comfortable telling people Read More...

This week I presented two sessions at the Fall 2010 SQL Connections conference, in Las Vegas, Automating Policy-Based Management Using PowerShell and Managing SQL Server System and Performance Data with PowerShell . I thorougly enjoyed doing both presentations Read More...

Brian Davis and I will be presenting a session on managing database change via source control tomorrow evening. Developers use source control consistently and with great success, but database change has been resistant to it, largely because the change Read More...